**Manufacturing Engineering Manager - Onsite** **Tupelo/Verona, MS, United States** **Come build something that matters.** It takes great people to achieve greatness. People with a sense of purpose and integrity. People with a relentless pursuit of excellence. People who care about making things better For Those Who Make The World™. Sound like you? Join our top-notch team of approximately 48,000 diverse and high-performing professionals globally who are making their mark on some of the world’s most beloved brands, including DEWALT®, BLACK+DECKER®, CRAFTSMAN®, STANLEY®, CUB CADET®, and HUSTLER®. **What You’ll Do** As a Manufacturing Engineering Manager, you’ll be part of our team located in Tupelo, MS. You’ll get to: + Lead, coach, and develop a high-performing team of engineers and tool and die professionals, fostering a culture of collaboration, innovation, and continuous improvement. + Direct and coordinate production, processing, distribution, and engineering activities across the facility, ensuring seamless collaboration between departments. + Develop and implement optimal, cost-effective manufacturing processes and methods in accordance with product specifications and quality standards. + Identify and implement continuous improvement activities for cost savings, efficiency, utilization, inventory reduction, working capital turns, complexity management, and overall safety. + Oversee the operation, maintenance, and optimization of semi-automated robotic cells, ensuring maximum uptime, efficiency, and safety. + Develop and implement process improvements leveraging robotics and automation to increase throughput, reduce cycle times, and improve product quality. + Coordinate with automation vendors and integrators for installation, upgrades, and technical support of robotic systems. + Ensure all equipment and processes, including robotic cells, comply with safety, ergonomic, regulatory, and quality standards; conduct risk assessments and employee training on safe operation. + Monitor and analyze performance data from manufacturing and robotic systems (e.g., OEE, downtime, yield) to drive continuous improvement. + Manage programming and reprogramming of robots (e.g., PLCs, HMIs, robot controllers) to accommodate new products, process changes, or efficiency improvements. + Champion the adoption of Industry 4.0 technologies, such as IoT sensors, data analytics, and predictive maintenance, to enhance the performance of automated systems. + Lead cross-functional teams in the design and launch of new or revised products and semi-automated production lines, including layout planning, equipment selection, process validation, and launch readiness reviews. + Prepare and maintain detailed layouts of buildings and equipment; manage set-up workshops to improve mold change time and throughput. + Prepare capital expenditure justifications for production equipment and manage construction/installation of primary and auxiliary equipment. + Participate in PMP/APQP reviews, FMEA activities, and represent manufacturing on cross-functional teams. + Validate KPI reporting, convergence actions, plant capital equipment/capacity needs, and team hiring ramp curve. + Perform research, design, and development of manufacturing processes, including production flow, assembly methods, and production equipment. + Perform product/process analysis for cost reduction, quality improvement, and improved efficiency. **Who You Are:** + Bachelor’s Degree in Engineering (Mechanical, Electrical, Automation, or related field) required. + 5+ years experience managing in a manufacturing setting. + Experience with industrial robotics (e.g., ABB, FANUC, KUKA, Yaskawa) and automation systems in a manufacturing environment. + Strong understanding of PLC programming, HMI interfaces, and robotic cell integration. + Knowledge of safety standards for robotic systems (e.g., ANSI/RIA R15.06, ISO 10218). + Ability to analyze and interpret data from automated systems to drive process improvements. + Excellent problem-solving skills and ability to lead technical teams in a fast-paced environment. + Experience with Lean Manufacturing and Six Sigma methodologies. + Proven experience in project development and management through successful completion. + Demonstrated abilities to manage personnel, including coaching and employee development. + _This role is not eligible for visa sponsorship (H1B, OPT/CPT, TN etc)._ \#LI-Onsite \#LI-MB1 **_We Don’t Just Build The World, We Build Innovative Technology Too._** Joining the Stanley Black & Decker team means working in an innovative, tech-driven and highly collaborative team environment supported by over 58,000 professionals in 60 countries across the globe. Here, you’ll get the unique chance to impact some of the world’s most iconic brands including STANLEY TOOLS, DEWALT, CRAFTSMAN, MAC TOOLS and Black + Decker. Your ideas and solutions have the potential to reach millions of customers as we work together to write the next chapter in our history. Come build with us and take your career to new heights. **Who We Are** We’re the World’s largest tool company. We’re industry visionaries. We’re solving problems and advancing the manufacturing trade through innovative technology and our Industry 4.0 Initiative. We are committed to ensuring our state-of-the-art “smart factory” products and services provide greater quality to our customers & greater environmental and social value to our planet. We are unique in that we have a rich and storied history dating back to 1843, but that hasn't stopped us from evolving into a vibrant, diverse, global growth company. **Benefits & Perks** You’ll get a competitive salary and a comprehensive benefits plan that includes medical, dental, life, vision, wellness program, disability, retirement benefits, Employee Stock Purchase Plan, Paid Time Off, including paid vacation, holidays & personal days, and tuition reimbursement. And, of course, discounts on Stanley Black & Decker tools and products and well as discount programs for many other vendors and partners. **What You’ll Also Get** Career Opportunity: Career paths aren’t linear here. Being part of our global company with 60+ brands gives you the chance to grow and develop your skills along multiple career paths. **Learning & Development:** Our lifelong learning philosophy means you’ll have access to a wealth of state-of-the-art learning resources, including our Lean Academy and online university (where you can get certificates and specializations from renowned colleges and universities). **Diverse & Inclusive Culture:** We pride ourselves on being an awesome place to work. We respect and embrace differences because that’s how the best work gets done. You’ll find we like to have fun here, too. **Purpose-Driven Company:** You’ll help us continue to make positive changes in the local communities where we work and live as well as in the broader world through volunteerism, giving back and sustainable business practices. **EEO Statement:** All qualified applicants to Stanley Black & Decker are considered for employment without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, veteran’s status or any other protected characteristic. If you require reasonable accommodation to complete an application or access our website, please contact us at (860) 827-3923 or at accommodations@sbdinc.com . Due to volume, we cannot respond to unrelated inquiries about the status of a completed application or resetting an account password. Know Your Rights: Workplace discrimination is illegal (eeoc.gov) (http://www.eeoc.gov/sites/default/files/2023-06/22-088\_EEOC\_KnowYourRights6.12ScreenRdr.pdf)